MIUI 12 Announced with New App Drawer – What phones will get it and when? Mi 9, Mi 9T/Redmi K20 first then Mi 10, POCO F1 & F2 plus others to follow
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MIUI 12 Announced with New App Drawer – What phones will get it and when? Mi 9, Mi 9T/Redmi K20 first then Mi 10, POCO F1 & F2 plus others to follow

Yesterday Xiaomi officially announced MIUI 12 with a wide range of updates including some privacy focussed improvements. With Android 10 being the current version of Android this update will be based on this, but I would assume it will later be integrated with Android 11. App Drawers Many of the Chinese based manufacturers have a…

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress Review – 365-day trial and lifetime warranty -Nectar Sleep UK
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Nectar Memory Foam Mattress Review – 365-day trial and lifetime warranty -Nectar Sleep UK

This review was originally posted on 26th January 2019 but has now been updated on the 20th of May 2020 to reflect over a years worth of use On my never-ending quest to improve my sleep quality, I have been reviewing several mattresses recently. Last month I had the Simba which I found to be…

Huawei P40 Lite is one of the most affordable 5G phones to launch in the UK at just £379.99 (but still no Google)
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Huawei P40 Lite is one of the most affordable 5G phones to launch in the UK at just £379.99 (but still no Google)

This year we have seen many flagship phones increase in price considerably with the cost associated with the 5G modems. While it looks like mid-range 5G chips are going to be in high demand compared to their flagship counterparts, we are yet to see a phone launch in the UK using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G,…

Honor Router 3 vs Huawei WiFi AX3 – The same dual-core Wi-Fi 6+ hardware – Cheapest Wi-Fi 6 routers
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Honor Router 3 vs Huawei WiFi AX3 – The same dual-core Wi-Fi 6+ hardware – Cheapest Wi-Fi 6 routers

Yesterday, in China, Honor revealed their first Wi-Fi 6+ router at an incredible price of just 219 Yuan (£25/$31). I think this would make it the cheaper Wi-Fi 6 router on the market, albeit in China. In the UK the cheapest option I can find is the ASUS RT-AX56U at £135.49 on Amazon or the…

Redmi 10X with Mediatek Dimensity 820 chip scores over 415,000 on AnTuTu – 43% higher vs Helio G90T
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Redmi 10X with Mediatek Dimensity 820 chip scores over 415,000 on AnTuTu – 43% higher vs Helio G90T

Earlier today Mediatek announced their new Dimensity 820, unlike their recent list of disappointing releases this new chipset is a massive boost over the Dimensity 800 with a 30% increase in the CPU frequencies and a 25% increase in the GPU core count. We already knew that Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi were going to be the…

MediaTek Dimensity 820 goes official with a significant boost to CPU frequencies vs Dimensity 800
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MediaTek Dimensity 820 goes official with a significant boost to CPU frequencies vs Dimensity 800

As expected, today MediaTek announced the Dimensity 820. The previous leaks have been confirmed; this new chipset offers a significant CPU boost taking the four Arm Coretex A76 cores up to 2.6Ghz. This represents a 30% boost in frequencies which eclipses the improvements Qualcomm made to their SD765G when they revamped it as the SD768G….

Branx Fitness Foldable Elite Runner Treadmill Review – Keeping me sane & socially distant during lockdown – Best Treadmill Under £1000
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Branx Fitness Foldable Elite Runner Treadmill Review – Keeping me sane & socially distant during lockdown – Best Treadmill Under £1000

Back in March when it became blatantly obvious a lockdown was approaching even though the government refused to issue the order, I committed to stop going to the gym and start working out from home. I already have a Tacx Flux S Smart turbo trainer, but the prospect of using my bike every day of…

Buy Honor 9X Pro for £200 via new Honor online store. New Honor Magic Earbuds for £89.99 & deals on MagicBook 14 + others.
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Buy Honor 9X Pro for £200 via new Honor online store. New Honor Magic Earbuds for £89.99 & deals on MagicBook 14 + others.

Today Honor has launched their new and upgraded website hihonor.com which will offer all the latest Honor tech at the best possible prices. The new shopping experience is launching with a limited time sale for members (from 21st-28th May) featuring an array of its newest and best-selling products such as the MagicWatch and MagicBook, led…

Anova Sous-Vide Precision Cooker 2.0 Review – I am a sous-vide convert, but it’s not cheap
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Anova Sous-Vide Precision Cooker 2.0 Review – I am a sous-vide convert, but it’s not cheap

Anybody that has ever watched a cooking show will be aware of sous vide cooking. The name makes it sound pretentious, and then the concept of cooking your food in a plastic bag of water doesn’t sound all that appealing. With the promise of perfect results, it is something I have always wanted to try,…

List of Phones with MediaTek Dimensity 800 plus 820
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List of Phones with MediaTek Dimensity 800 plus 820

The MediaTek Dimensity chipsets are the most promising range from the SoC maker, but to date, not many phones have launched with them. So far not a single Dimensity 1000 phone has been announced, even though the chipset itself was announced towards the end of last year. This sort of changed with the announcement of…

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Dimensity 800 vs Snapdragon 768G –MediaTek bump their specs to compete with Qualcomm for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 or Redmi K30i
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MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Dimensity 800 vs Snapdragon 768G –MediaTek bump their specs to compete with Qualcomm for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 or Redmi K30i

[Update] This is now official and better than expected with a GPU boost too I have given MediaTek a lot of grief for their relentless and pointless chipset launches the past few months. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 is set to launch on the 18th of May just two weeks after the announcement of the Dimensity…

The Best Tech Gadgets for Healthy Lifestyle in 2020

The Best Tech Gadgets for Healthy Lifestyle in 2020

It has become usual for us to lead a healthy lifestyle and improve our bodies in the efficient way. That is why health and fitness gadgets come in handy for us. Why is it so? The main reason is that they help us monitor our fitness results and control our well-being. Curious to know what…